New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06


Western man who is imprcssng his sturdy char
acter upon n wide region and among large number OF
people is Thomas Sturgis, OF Cheyenne, wyoming
Territory. Mr.. Sturgis is president OF the Stock
Growers National Bank OF that city president oil mo
Union Cattle Company, an officer IN the wyoming
Development Company which is organized Tor the en-
cement OF agriculture and emigration IN the err
tory and seer, tary OF tho Wyoming stock Growers
Association. which numbers some 300 members and
represents Mt least 800. 900 In capital. Mr.
Stnrgs il member of the Union League Club OF this
city, where he has been tor a few days. lie Is
heavily tut man. with strongly marked iaco, heaVy
ja~s Indicative OF rmncss OF decision and character
and n light brown mnstaoho Mr.. Sturgss interests
run through all the channels OF Improvement ana
enterprise. was talking with HIM hero day or TWO
aoo when he said TO me- nnhesiangly but with no mp
pcaranco OF rancor that IL was the common judgment
OF persons acquainted with Territorial anirs .,.
the course of the Interior Department has oecn suen
n, 10 rctard the growth and progress OF the ierlocs
nreycnt emigration, disturb settlers ana otherwise u
lure the country. " IL is impossible Tor us 10 uhuel
standn said he " how the policy Of tho Interior pe-
arten has been shaped unless be upon tbs theory
that every man who holds piece OF propeIts M 'ho
Northwest y TO 90 ao' IN he matter Of cattle grow
ing there seems to be impression abroad that the
soeaed cattle barons, who are IN reaity Eastern IN
v,sors who have thought IT posshlo to get greater re-
,,rn. from cattle growing than from deposits iu saw
mos banks are DESTROYS "f gobblng up grent tracts
of land the expense oil ,he people VINO would become
o,m settlers il they could settle these lands. Tho
contrary IA true The men who are manaf ing great
tlr COZ, panes realize the stern TACT that the nOmadic
life to give way eventualS 10 ana
that with agriculture will the solid and endur-
inc growth which will create States out of Territories
ana 1ernanent wealth instead of temporary profits
A, the head OF OF the large cattle companies know
that cattle growers have Tor years been desrous that
the Government should cutter upon policy OF leas
inc the hgh table lands at stated rental per
Tint course pursued in other countries the leases
being subjected always to the rights OF actual settlers
In Australia, tor instance. large tracts of land are
leased for ranches mt certain price acre, with tho
stipulation that seti ers mny 90 and enter upon
patton the same as II Il had not been leased. II IL be-
unprohtabe to the renters nv OF This set
Element they can throw up their leases rental ut
II cents from the grazing lands owned by tho
Government would bring revenue OF 10000 900 to
$20, 100000 q ,esr. We would be glad indeed to
have such provision made because it would give IA
legal position and staining that the cattle business
does not now possess. have only mentioned to you
one OF the false ideas that prevail with reference to
cattle growers, hut others equally absurd. Tho
most that anybody in tho West engaged In this bnsi.
desires fair play, and believe that after all
the people will SEQ that we get It,"
One OF the eldest dry gods merchants in Worih-st
Is Colonel William t. Strong lie here from the
West ZONE thirty five years ago and started IN life az
elsr aud salesman Now he is wealthy enough to w